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noun Pathology.
a type of poorly differentiated malignant lymphoma, mainly afflicting children in central Africa, characterized by a large, bone-destroying lesion of the jaw, an abdominal mass, or more diffuse disease: believed to be associated with Epstein-Barr virus.
Origin:
named after Denis Parsons Burkitt (born 1911), Irish physician, who identified the malignancy in Uganda in 1957
named after Denis Parsons Burkitt (born 1911), Irish physician, who identified the malignancy in Uganda in 1957
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Burkitt's lymphoma Bur·kitt's lymphoma (bûr'kĭts)
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An undifferentiated malignant lymphoma usually occurring among children in central Africa, characterized by a large osteolytic lesion in the mandible or by a mass in the retroperitoneal area and associated with the Epstein-Barr virus.
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